Underground Railroad BrainPOP

Which word indicates that travel on the Underground Railroad was done in secret?

• Conductor

• Underground

• Railroad

• Abolition

What did 'stations' refer to on the Underground Railroad?

• areas enslaved people waited for trains

• people who helped runaways

• homes and other places runaways would hide

• the belongings runaways had with them

How did life differ in the North for people who had escaped slavery?

• Racism was rare

• There were fewer white people

• African Americans had equal rights

• slavery was illegal

Which group opposed abolitionists(people who wanted slavery to end)?

• Quakers

• Slave owners

• African-American northerners

• Fugitives from slavery

As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman:

• Guided passengers from station to station

• Wrote essays against slavery

• Gave speeches about her experience in slavery

• Defended passengers in court

What does the word 'abolitionists' mean?

• people committed to slavery

• people committed to ending slavery

• people who captured runaways and returned them

• only people who were enslaved

Where did underground railroad paths lead? (Mark ALL that apply)

• Northern States

• Canada

• Southern States

True or False: You could be thrown into jail for helping runaway slaves.

• True

• False